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... flower- ing plant orders must be inferred from their present struc- tural similarities . Characteristics of the flowers , such as numbers , fusion of parts , and placement of parts , are generally used to judge relationships . Using ...
... flower- ing plant orders must be inferred from their present struc- tural similarities . Characteristics of the flowers , such as numbers , fusion of parts , and placement of parts , are generally used to judge relationships . Using ...
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... Flower clusters are located in the axils ( the angle between two organs ) of the main inflorescence bracts and vary from very compact to spreading with well - spaced flowers . In many species the cluster is reduced to a single flower ...
... Flower clusters are located in the axils ( the angle between two organs ) of the main inflorescence bracts and vary from very compact to spreading with well - spaced flowers . In many species the cluster is reduced to a single flower ...
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... flowers and slender flower tubes full of nectar , and they are probably mostly pollinated by butterflies , but little has been recorded on this subject . Flowers are , in all cases , short lived . The small flowers of Marantaceae ...
... flowers and slender flower tubes full of nectar , and they are probably mostly pollinated by butterflies , but little has been recorded on this subject . Flowers are , in all cases , short lived . The small flowers of Marantaceae ...
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